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Vaginal Swab Culture Shows Yeast

Vaginal Swab Culture Shows Yeast (Overview)

Vaginal swabs are used to take part of the secretion or discharge in the vagina and allow it to be grown in culture. Yeast is one of the infectious agents that can cause an infection in the vagina (there are many others). This is one of the most common causes of infection, and candida is the most common species. There are many effective treatments for a "yeast" infection.

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Vaginal discharge:
No, antibiotics themselves will not do this. They may induce secondary overgrowth which produces vaginal discharges, but you seem to have covered all those possibilities. Have you discussed this with your gynecologist? If not, do so. Good luck.
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Vaginal Swab Culture Shows Yeast (Overview)

Vaginal swabs are used to take part of the secretion or discharge in the vagina and allow it to be grown in culture. Yeast is one of the infectious agents that can cause an infection in the vagina (there are many others). This is one of the most common causes of infection, and candida is the most common species. There are many effective treatments for a "yeast" infection.

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Seek treatment:
Your symptoms and positive culture warrant close follow-up and treatment. Vaginal infections may predispose to more serious infections and complications of the pelvic organs if untreated. Seek consultation from your personal health professional.
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No:
Bv doesn't show on culture, either; diagnosis is by clue cells on microscopy. Mycoplasma has no cell wall, and will not grow on standard culture.. It is a common found colonizer, so the presence is not a diagnosis of infection.
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Other factors?:
Glad, thus far, all tests turned out to be (-). More info on the specific features (when, where, how, what duration) & relevance of all symptoms & other related factors such as possible douche, intercourse, sex-enhancing tool/ cream, etc. + physical exam to verify where the itch is or local sensory change would help deduce possible cause. How? Work with your gyn-doc. Together, a glimpse of what...
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Unlikely serious:
It would be important to evaluate your urinary symptoms with all of this. Vaginal swabs tend to pick up many types of bacteria so this information is not always particularly helpful. It sounds from your note that the discharge has stopped and then the question would be what did you change that resolved the discharge.
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Normal bacteria:
It's normal to have U. urealyticum in the genital tract. Once in a while it causes nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) in men, but generally harmless both in men and their sex partners. UU doesn't show up on routine tests; testing is rarely needed except in special circumstances. So nothing to worry about, especially if no symptoms. If in doubt, see an STD or infectious diseases expert. Good luck!
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Similar:
In many cases the procedures for collecting a specimen can be the same for both. Ideally you want to avoid contamination with bacterial cultures. With fungal cultures the growth media used can often help avoid bacterial contamination. Either way the process is pretty simple even if a blood culture may be involved.
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Here are some ...:
After the described run of care, it's time to reassess if the initial Dx and concern is clinically significant or just personal unique vaginal discharge along menstrual cycle so to decide if more studies are practically needed or additional Rx is required, or simply just leave it alone and watch. So, work with Doc closely ...
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Any of various unicellular fungi of the genus saccharomyces, especially s. Cerevisiae, reproducing by budding and from ascospores and capable of fermenting carbohydrates. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yeast.
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